Matej Dodig reaches Challenger final in Como
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- Croatian tennis player Matej Dodig beat Swiss qualifier Johan Nikles 6-3, 6-0 in 57 minutes to reach the Como Challenger final.
- Dodig, ranked 254th in the ATP rankings, will face Juan Pablo Varillas for his second Challenger title and third final.
- Croatian pair Admir Kalender and Nino Serdaruลกiฤ also won the doubles title in Como, their third consecutive trophy.
Matej Dodig needed only 57 minutes to reach the final of the ATP Challenger 75 tournament on clay in Como. The 21-year-old Croatian defeated Swiss qualifier Johan Nikles 6-3, 6-0 after turning a 3-3 first set into a run of nine straight games.
The Osijek native, ranked 254th in the ATP standings, will play his second Challenger final of the year and the third of his career. He will seek his second title against 30-year-old Juan Pablo Varillas, who is playing for his first title of the season and his 14th overall. Varillas has won seven of his previous 13 Challenger finals.
Croatian tennis had already secured a title in Como in the doubles draw. Admir Kalender and Nino Serdaruลกiฤ beat Polandโs Karol Drzewicki and Piotr Matuszewski 6-3, 6-4, extending their winning streak to three consecutive trophies. They won the title without dropping a set and earned 75 ranking points.
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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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